[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 12 (Tuesday, January 20, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 2374]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2026-01020]
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LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION
Sunshine Act Meetings
TIME AND DATE: The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) Board of Directors
and its Finance and Audit committees will meet January 26-27, 2026. On
Monday, January 26, the first meeting will begin at 3:00 p.m. CT, with
the next meeting commencing promptly upon adjournment of the
immediately preceding meeting. On Tuesday, January 27, the first
meeting will begin at 10:00 a.m. CT, with the next meeting commencing
promptly upon adjournment of the immediately preceding meeting.
PLACE: Public Notice of Hybrid Meeting.
LSC will conduct its January 26-27, 2026, meetings at the Grand
Hyatt San Antonio, 600 E Market St., San Antonio, TX, 78205, and
virtually via videoconference.
Public Observation: Unless otherwise noted herein, the Board and
all committee meetings will be open to public observation via LSC's
YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalServicesCorp/streams.
STATUS: Open, except as noted below.
Audit Committee--Open, except that, upon a vote of the Board of
Directors, the meeting may be closed to the public to discuss the FY25
audit and timeline, to discuss follow-up work by the Office of
Compliance and Enforcement relating to open Office of Inspector General
investigations and to discuss a grantee oversight activities.
Finance Committee--Open, except that, upon a vote of the Board of
Directors, the meeting may be closed to the public to discuss LSC's
banking services and investment governance framework and advisor
selection process.
Board of Directors--Open, except that, upon a vote of the Board of
Directors, a portion of the meeting may be closed to the public to
receive briefings from Management and the Inspector General and to
consider and act on potential and pending litigation involving LSC as
well as a list of prospective Leaders Council and Emerging Leaders
Council members.
Any portion of the closed session consisting solely of briefings
does not fall within the Sunshine Act's definition of the term
``meeting'' and, therefore, the requirements of the Sunshine Act do not
apply to such portion of the closed session.
A verbatim written transcript will be made of the closed sessions
of the Audit, Finance, and Board of Directors meetings. The transcript
of any portions of the closed sessions falling within the relevant
provisions of the Government in the Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6),
(7), (9) and (10), will not be available for public inspection. A copy
of the General Counsel's Certification that, in his opinion, the
closing is authorized by law will be available upon request.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:
Meeting Schedule
Monday, January 26, 2026
Start Time (all CT)
1. Audit Committee Meeting, 3:00 p.m. CT
a. Matters to be discussed include the Committee's self-evaluation
for 2025; briefing by the Office of Inspector General; review of LSC's
and the Office of Inspector General's mechanisms for the submission of
confidential complaints regarding suspected fraud, theft, corruption,
or misuse of funds, or problems involving internal controls, auditing,
or accounting, and that there are proper procedures in place for the
receipt, retention, and handling of such complaints; a briefing
regarding follow-up by the Office of Compliance and Enforcement on
referrals by the Office of Inspector General regarding audit reports
and annual financial statement audits of grantees; an overview of
changes to the A-50 Reporting Process; and a management update
regarding Risk Management.
2. Finance Committee Meeting
a. Matters to be discussed include the Committee's self-evaluation
for 2025; an overview of LSC's Fiscal Year 2026 appropriation;
financial report for the first two months of Fiscal Year 2026; LSC's
Fiscal Year 2026 consolidated operating budget; and LSC's Fiscal Year
2027 appropriation request.
Tuesday, January 27, 2026
Start Time (all CT)
1. LSC Board of Directors, 10:00 a.m. CT
a. Matters to be discussed include nominations for the Chair and
Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors and all committee assignments; the
Board's self-evaluation for 2025; Chairman's Report; Members' Reports;
President's Report; Inspector General's Report; and consideration of
reports from the Institutional Advancement, Delivery of Legal Services,
Operations and Regulations, Governance and Performance Review, Audit,
and Finance Committees.
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Jessica Wechter, Special Assistant
to the President, at (202) 295-1500. Questions may also be sent by
electronic mail to the Office of the Corporate Secretary at
[email protected].
Non-Confidential Meeting Materials: Non-confidential meeting
materials will be made available in electronic format at least 24 hours
in advance of the meeting on the LSC website, at https://www.lsc.gov/about-lsc/board-meeting-materials.
(Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552b.)
Dated: January 15, 2026.
Stefanie Davis,
Deputy General Counsel, Legal Services Corporation.
[FR Doc. 2026-01020 Filed 1-15-26; 4:15 pm]
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